Michael James "Mike" Keenan, 81, died June 6, 2012 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. He was born October 7, 1930 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of William Patrick and Flora Belle Ridge (Sargent) Keenan. He married Myrla C. Walter September 16, 1951 at Great Bend. A lifetime Great Bend resident, Mr. Keenan was production foreman for Petroleum Management, Inc. He was a United States Army veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Keenan was a member of First United Methodist Church and American Legion Argonne Post 180 for more than fifty years, both of Great Bend. Survivors include his wife, Myrla C. Keenan, of the home; two sons: Evan Keenan and his wife Nicki, Houston, Texas; and Kent Keenan and his wife Roxann, Great Bend; one daughter, Valerie Hardy and her husband Mark, Sherman, Texas; nine grandchildren: Cory Keenan, Megan Keenan, Morgan Wagner and her husband Daniel, Kristin Dancy, Brooke Corbin and her husband Greg, Austin Hardy, Ryan Hardy, Andrew Keenan, and Adam Keenan; and three great-grandchildren: Kiefer Corbin, Tristen Corbin, and Kenli Hardy. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m., Friday, June 8, 2012 at First United Methodist Church. The Reverend Tom Sheldon will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery with military rites by Fort Riley Honor Guard. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Great Bend Cemetery Directory Fund, in care of the funeral home.